Dmitri in the Dark is a unique theatrical experience intertwining a string quartet with contemporary circus arts. First, dedicate your attention to Dmitri Shostakovich's beautiful and scathing String Quartet No. 6, performed in nearly complete darkness. Then listen again as actors, acrobats, and aerialists weave the composition into a story.

“The concept… was ingenious yet simple, the kind of thing that makes you wonder why it has not been done more often. Unique and provocative... an imaginative, multidisciplinary format that illuminated the music.”

- Boston Classical Intelligencer

CAST

• Alenka Donovan and Subaiou Zhang, violins

• Jessica Cooper, viola

• Alyssa Lawson, cello

• William Schuller and Molly Kimmerling, actors

• Rachel Barringer, contortion and lyra

• Leah Abel and Molly Baechtold, aerial silks

PRODUCTION

• Directed by: Amy Meyer

• Produced by: Jessica Cooper and Alyssa Lawson

• Costume Design for the actors: Sophia Nora Giordano

• Lighting Design: Lynda Rieman